Display-card-rack section



F. D. JONES.

DISPLAY CARD RACK SECTION.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.26. 1921.

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FREDERICK D. JONES, or ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA.

DISPLAY-CABD-RACK SECTION.

Application filed November 26, 1921. Serial No. 517,934.

To all whomit may concern: parallel with the body portion 1 of the slat55 Be it known that I, FREDERICK D. J ONES, and the out-turned lipsimply serves as a a citizen of the United States, residing t guide toallOW the "cards to be inserted with- Alhambra, in the county of LosAngeles and Out difiiculty.

5 State of California, have invent d a n w In practice the slats aremade from strips and useful Display-Card-Rack Section, of of thin sheetmetal, the upper lap 2 being 50 which the following is a specification.folded flat against the body and on the re- Thi i ti l t t th v l verseside from the lower bend 3 which is of struction for a card rack sectionas embodied Sufficient Width t0 s y OI B h in my former applicatio filedJ ne 8, 1920, thickness of cards intended to be inserted.

Serial No. 387,792. Such cards being freely movable horizon- 65 Anobject of this invention is to provide tally in the groove comprisingsaid bend 3, chea i l a d t. means hi h upturned portion 4: and body 1.The lap 2 may be easily applied to a suitable support extends asufficient distance down the body with slight expense of time and labor,to to give a required rigidity to the upper part provide a rack forholding perception cards of the slat, the lower bend gives additional 70in schools, strength and rigidity. The slats are pro The invention maybe applied to other uses vided at intervals with holes 6 through whichof a like character. tacks 7 may be driven to fasten the slats to Anobject of this invention is to provide the uprights 9.

a rack, for holding various lengths of per- The slats are preferablyformed with a 75 ception cards, that will a-iford maximum rounded topbend as at 8 between the supease of inserting and withdrawing saidcards. port ng po t s or points f a a ment 10 Oth bj t advantages d f tf and such supporting portions 10 are preferinvention may appear fromthe accompany ably flattened as indicated in Figs. 3, 5, 6, 7

ing drawing, the subjoined detail description and 8. This adds to thestiffness of the slat so and the appended claim. and the completed rackis thus made more The accompanying drawing illustrates the r gdinvention. In practice the slats are easily bent up Fig r 1 i a f t iof a rack confrom the strips of thin sheet metal having structed of awooden frame and a plurality the width required for the lap 2, body 1,of my newly invented slats applied thereto. b d 3, upturned p r ion 4and lip 5. And

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on line 00 these parts are formed in themanner com- Fi 1 f th k Shown i Fi 1 mon in the sheet metal workers art.Then 35 Fin; 3 i a fra tal front l vation f the slats are ready formarket and may be one e nd of a slat attached to its support, a Set upfor use by simply nailing, tying or tacking them to some suitablesupport, as a fragment of which is shown.

Fi 4 i an d i f id l t d t h d, wall, not shown, or to a frame such asthat Fig. 5 is a fragmental plan of the slat formed by the'uprights 9,base 11 and rail 12. 40 shown in Fig. 8. In practice the body 1 isconsiderably Fig. 6 is a back view of the slat fragment wider than theupturned portion 4: so as to shown in Figs. 8. 4.- and 5. engage theedge of the cards, intended to be Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentalperspecinserted into the groove formed by the uptive front view of oneend of one of the slats. turned portion l and act as a guide to such 46Fig. Sis a like perspective view of the back cards, which at times are18 inches to 24- of said slat detached. inches in length,v or said bodymay deflect The novel card rack section comprises a the cards againstthe outwardly projecting slat made of a single piece of sheet metalupper lip 5 and thereby facilitate the introcomprising a broad elongatebody 1, a lap duction of the cards into the groove.

so 2 at the top, a bend 3 at the bottom, a retain- I claim:

ing limb 4t extending from end to endof the A card rack sectioncomprising broad slat and terminating in an outwardly bent elongate bodyforming the back of suit seclip 7 tion, and having a lap along its upperlongi- The upturned portion 4: is practically tudinal margin, and bentat its lower edge to form an upturned portion having a groove lip,thereby facilitating the introduction of adapted to loosely hold andpermit free horicards into said groove. 1 10 zontal movement of cardstherein and there. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set along; andsaid upturned portion terminathand at Los Angeles, California, this 18thing in an outwardly projecting upper lip; day of November, 1921.

said body being adapted to guide cards into FREDERICK D. JONES.

said groove and to deflect cards therefrom Witness: 1 and against saidoutwardly projecting upper I I JAMES TOWNSEND.

